Victoria Day speed fest took off at Canadian Tire Motorsport park this past weekend

After a hot practice session, Chris Sahakian took pole position in the qualifying round, putting him right next to guest driver, Mario Guerin, in the Ferrari 458 challenge car. Entering her first race, Ashley Sahakian started mid-pack right behind experienced driver, Glen Chaplin.

On Saturday, Ashley had her best race and pushed through to win the rookie of the race. She also dropped her lap time by 2 whole seconds since the spring classic at Mont-Tremblant and finished 13th overall.

It was a packed track with over 32 cars entered in the Canadian Touring Car Championship series. United Auto Racing’s Chris Sahakian was able to finish in the “top 10” overall for both races and claimed 2 trophies in Grand Touring with his Mustang Boss 302 S.

Chris Sahakian stood on the top step of the podium for his first career win

Chris Sahakian, driver for United Auto Racing, takes 1st career win in a pro automotive racing series, and extends points lead over 3 Rounds during the Summer Challenge at Shannonville Motorsports Park in Ontario. Read the rest of this entry »